WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman aqueduct was a channel used to transport fresh water to highly populated areas. Aqueducts were amazing feats of engineering given the time period.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 312 B.C. Appius Claudius built the first aqueduct for the city of Rome.

Detailed explanation-3: -aqueducts, which is Latin for waterway. These under-and aboveground channels, typically made of stone, brick, and volcanic cement, brought fresh water for drinking and bathing as much as 50 to 60 miles from springs or rivers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aqueducts carried water from springs, reservoirs, and rivers into Rome’s metropolitan area. The introduction of aqueducts to the Roman water system, starting with Aqua Appia in 312 B.C.E., allowed water from further outside the city to be utilized and thus increased the amount of water at the Romans’ disposal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Romans are well-known for inventing concrete. While there is technically a form of naturally occurring concrete, it was indeed the Romans who first mixed together water, sand, quicklime and volcanic ash to make ‘opus caementicium’ or concrete.